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Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
(The Wendy’s Company)
The information required for The Wendy’s Company by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 will be furnished on or
prior to April 30, 2012 (and is hereby incorporated by reference) by an amendment hereto or pursuant to a definitive
proxy statement involving the election of directors pursuant to Regulation 14A that will contain such information.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, information appearing in the section “Audit Committee Report” shall not be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K.
(Wendy’s Restaurants)
The following is a description of the fees billed to Wendy’s Restaurants and paid to Deloitte & Touche LLP,
the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates during the fiscal years ended January 1,
2012 and January 2, 2011:
Audit Fees: Audit fees paid to Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and
their respective affiliates in connection with their audit of Wendy’s Restaurants’ annual financial statements, their
review of Wendy’s Restaurants’ interim financial statements included in their Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and
for services that are normally provided by them in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements
were incurred and paid by The Wendy’s Company in both fiscal 2011 and 2010.
Audit-Related Fees: The aggregate fees paid by Wendy’s Restaurants to Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member
firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates for assurance and related services that are reasonably
related to the performance of the audit or review of Wendy’s Restaurants’ financial statements and are not reported
under the “Audit Fees” above were $0.2 million for fiscal 2011 (principally for work related to the sale of Arby’s) and
$0.1 million for fiscal 2010 (principally for work related to Wendy’s Restaurants’ employee benefit plans).
Tax Fees: The aggregate fees paid by Wendy’s Restaurants to Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates for professional services rendered by Deloitte & Touche
LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates for tax compliance, tax advice
and tax planning were $46 thousand for fiscal 2011 and $0.3 million for fiscal 2010 (principally for income tax
services and research, advice and consultation regarding tax-related matters in both fiscal years).
All Other Fees: Fees paid by Wendy’s Restaurants to Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates for all other products and services provided to Wendy’s Restaurants
and not reported under the three prior headings were $0.9 million for fiscal 2011 (principally for work related to the
sale of Arby’s) and $2 thousand for fiscal 2010.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee has adopted a pre-approval policy that provides that Wendy’s Restaurants’ independent
registered public accounting firm may provide only those services that are pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The
Audit Committee must also pre-approve any services provided to Wendy’s Restaurants or any subsidiary by any
separate firm that audits the financial statements of any subsidiary if Wendy’s Restaurants’ independent registered
public accounting firm expressly relies on the audit report of such separate firm in its own report on Wendy’s
Restaurants’ financial statements. In general, predictable and recurring covered services may be approved by the Audit
Committee (and not any delegate of the committee) on an annual basis. Pre-approval in such circumstances will
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